HaarFager's photos with the keyword: My First Camera

A decrepit wall safe in the building that used to be our local town's utility office. Taken with my very first camera, one I got in 1976. Camera: Kodak 35 RF (made in 1948) Lens: Kodak Anastar 50mm, f/3.5 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 (expired 10/2019) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/16 Shutter Speed: 1/100 of a second Date: August 3rd, 2022, 5.12 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS (all liquids @68 degrees) Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Developer: 11.5 minutes (2 wine glass swirls every 30 seconds) Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Kodafix Fixer: 9 minutes (2 wine glass swirls every minute) Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak 35 RF Fuji Acros 100 2022 05ff

I dug out my very first camera and used it today. It hasn’t been used since 1978 and time hasn’t been good to it. First off, there are a few pieces missing, so I had to just cut down a single negative to shoot in it. And the lens has developed some fungus inside it, so it’s a little hazy. But, I got an image from it after all these years. This was also the first time I shot some black and white film in it. Before, I had only shot color film. Oh, and I might add - this is some winter we're having here in Southern Illinois. For the last 4 days, the temperature has been between 70 and 75 degrees. No snow for Christmas! Camera: Kodak 35 RF rangefinder (made in 1948) Lens: Kodak Anastar 50mm, f/3.5 Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 Exposure Mode: Manual (of course!) Aperture: f/11 Shutter speed: “B” (bulb) 7 seconds Date: December 28th, 2021, 7.07 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Adox Adonal: 1 ½ hour stand, a couple swirls every 15 minutes Water Rinse: 1 minute Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water Rinse: 1 minute Kodak Kodafix Fixer: 9 minutes Water Rinse: 1 minute Kodak 35 RF-1 Fuji Acros 100 2021 02ef

My first camera, a Kodak 35 RF. I got it in 1976. Camera: Minolta X-9 Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @ 28mm Film: Kodak Ektar 100 (expired 06/2019) Aperture: f/22 Shutter Speed: “B” (bulb), 5 seconds Date: October 24th, 2020, 1.10 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Minolta X-9 Ektar 100 Fall Tree 2020 36ff